Massey’s father and state’s governor had called for Jack Campbell to quit after his officer shot Massey in her homeAn Illinois sheriff who hired the deputy charged in the death of Sonya Massey announced on Friday that he would retire, five weeks after the deputy fatally shot the 36-year-old Black woman in her home.The Sangamon county sheriff, Jack Campbell, who won the office in 2018, said politics stood in the way of his effectiveness as sheriff and suggested he and his family had received death threats. Campbell, a 30-year veteran of the department, had previously said he did “not intend to step down”. Continue reading…
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Publish date : 2024-08-10 01:06:53
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Illinois sheriff whose deputy killed Sonya Massey announces retirement
